Quote Originally Posted by sanking View Post
Jim has expressed my opinion almost to a word.
Sandy, let me make a direct interpelation and a proposition:


Interpelation:

This pixel-peeping is smashing evidence that for color negative film the Epson performs excatly the same than a drum and the Creos

https://www.largeformatphotography.i...=1#post1505196


Any doubt about that?



Proposition:

It's worth that the community also knows how each way performs in BW, if a cheap/simple Epson does it, if we need a Creo, if DSLR it's worth or how better drum is to perform, and at what enlargement it would be noticed. No doubt.

So lets do a side by side, I propose next:


I offer shooting several times a test scene with HP5+ and TMX 4x5" and sending negatives to several people to scan it with drum and dslr (one shot and stitching), then we may compare grain from V850 vs X5 vs Drum vs DSLR.

Scene: Ample SBR with smooth and microcontrasty areas.

Films: HP5+ and TMX (what I've at hand).

Developers: Xtol and HC-110, totalling 4 sheets per scanner.

Schedule: Juliet

or propose an equivalent alternative.





I advance you that with the Epson I'll nail de results of the superior machines at least for x8 enlarged prints, with mild edition that I'll disclose to be repeatable like in the linked 2019 CN pixel-peeping. Jim may do the Creo, you the Sony job, then we only need a drum and somebody taking the challenge in a flextight. Interneg, are you ready for action?


No more trolling, now it's time for the facts. Do we go?